BNSF - Rainbow Falls Bridge

Photos 

handsome falls railroad bridge

This photo was taken before the dam was built between the bridge and the waterfall.

Photo by Heyn's Elite Studio, Great Falls, 1902

View this photo at lewis-clark.org

BH Photo #324704

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt deck truss bridge over Missouri River on BNSF Railroad

Location

Cascade County, Montana

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1901

Builder

- Toledo Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio [also known as Smith Bridge Co.]

Railroads

- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Montana Central Railroad (MC)

Design

Pratt deck truss

Also called

BN - Rainbow Falls Bridge
GN - Rainbow Falls Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+47.53500, -111.20648   (decimal degrees)
47°32'06" N, 111°12'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

12/484459/5264639 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Northeast Great Falls

Inventory number

BH 67643 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 9, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• August 11, 2017: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
• May 13, 2016: New Street View added by J.P.
• May 17, 2015: Added by Roger Deschner

Sources 

• Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
• Discovering Lewis and Clark - Rainbow Falls
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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